Posted on 07/04/2015 3:31:04 PM PDT by Red Steel
Republican U.S. presidential candidate George Pataki has joined the chorus calling for action against fellow candidate Donald Trump in the wake of his controversial comments about Mexican immigrants. Pataki posted on his website Friday a petition targeting the real-estate mogul -- titled "Stand Up to Trump" -- labeling the candidate's comments "unacceptable."
At Trump's announcement speech at the Trump Tower in New York last month, the businessman said: "When do we beat Mexico at the border? They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us." He later added: "They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people." Former New York Gov. Pataki, a long-shot GOP candidate, criticized those remarks in the petition and requested that people join him in doing so.
"We are in 2015 and Donald Trump, a leading candidate for the GOP nomination for president, is calling Mexicans criminals, rapists and drug dealers. This is unacceptable," the petition reads.
Trump has been dropped by a number of former business partners, such as Macy's, NBC and Univision. TheWrap estimated his comments have cost him $50 million. Pataki's petition says that while he wants a secure border, he denounces the remarks made by Trump.
"I'm deeply committed to securing our border and stopping illegal immigration," the petition reads. "But I also understand that it's not 'some' Mexicans who are good people, it is the vast majority of Mexicans, who came here to work, succeed and live the American Dream. We need a leader in the White House that all Americans can respect, not just some."
Pataki previously spoke out against Trump and Republican candidates who did not reject his views.
That’s pretty tacky, Pataki.
Rinos outing themselves
Fade away and die, Pataki. I find Trump’s comments not only acceptable, but laudable.
We should all be making comments such as that every day.
To make the measure of a man just look at his enemies.
Trump is doing exactly the things that I would have the cowardly GOP do.
I support now more than ever.
Patacki is sooooo right. We neeeeed millions more illegals taking American jobs and raping and killing Americans that Americans won’t kill and rape. (do I even need a /s tag?)
Just doing the belittling that demorats can’t do.
RINOs Meh.
What is it with these losers?
hmmm another stooge joins the three stooges bush, Romney and Rubio-
Sorry Pataki - I’m more inclined to stand up WITH Trump (at least as far as control over illegal alien invaders is concerned).
Another RINOQ.
That ought to get at least a dozen sign-ups
Pataki has zero chance of getting anywhere near the nomination, so he’s just trying to be relevant.
“I’m deeply committed to securing our border and stopping illegal immigration,”
LOL. Sure you are Georgie.
Was that statement approved by the Chamber of Commerce?
Stand up to pro-illegal/criminal invader apologist politicians like Pataki ! Blood is on their hands (same goes for Huckster, too).
They are so out of touch.
He is dumber than Sulu.
I’ll stand up WITH Trump as long as he speaks the truth.
Go away jackass.....and to think I voted for this moron in 1994......
No thanks.
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